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This Sunday: The Plymouth Independent

Please RSVPUnbiased local news is the cornerstone of a strong democracy. It keeps citizens informed and engaged, holding local officials …

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The State of the Fourth Estate

Please join us on November 3rd, 3:45-5:15 when Plymouth Independent Editor and CEO, Mark Pothier, Pulitzer Prize winner, Robby Robinson, and the …

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This Sunday - Understanding the Plymouth Land Bank

October 6th 3:45 @the BarnWhat is the purpose of the proposed Land Bank? What will the Land Bank be used for? How will the proposed Land Bank …

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Understanding the Plymouth Land Bank

October 6th 3:45 @the BarnPlease join us when Kevin Canty will present the status of the Plymouth Land Bank, what it is, and why it's needed.…

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Wastewater Update

September 30th: CAC MeetingFYI: The Groundwater Wastewater Discharge Citizens Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, September 30th, 6:00 PM …

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What is smart economic growth?

Sunday, September 22nd: 3:45 - 5:15Join us when Stephen Cole, Executive Director of the Plymouth Foundation - a private non-profit …

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The New Fall Line Up

Mark your calendarsWe've got a great set of topics for discussion. Looking forward to seeing you @the Barn1 3:45-5:15 on:September 22nd - …

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Reminder - Sundays @the Barn tomorrow

Let us know if you're planning to comeWe're hoping you can join us this Sunday, August 25th when we will hear from candidates vying for State …

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Meet the Candidates this Sunday

What would you like to hear about?We're hoping you can join us this Sunday, August 25th when we will hear from candidates vying for State …

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Meet the Candidates

Join us on August 25th, just prior to the September 3rd PrimariesAfter a short summer break we're back at it with more Sundays @the Barn. On …

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Protecting Our Land and Waters

Concerned about our drinking water & overdevelopment?Join Community Land & Water Coalition, friends, community leaders and groups for …

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Share your opinion on Plymouth's future

Paint your visionLast week's Master Planning kickoff was the start of a process empowering Plymouthians to paint a vision of their future. This…

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Planning for the Plymouth's future

Master Plan kickoff meeting was a hitGreat to see such a fantastic turnout for the Master Planning Committee kickoff. Highly interactive …

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We Should Expect More From Our Elected Officials

At last Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, four of the five members chose to let 20+ years of institutional knowledge and a record of stellar …

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Community Preservation Committee Appointments on 6/11/24

PLYMOUTH SELECT BOARDTuesday June 11th, 2024UESDAY, JUNE 11TH, 2024 in the Great Hall, Plymouth Town Hall, 26 Court Street, Plymouth, MA 6:00 …

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CAC members selected

Select Board choose Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) membersOf the 13 candidates - the following were selected. Read more about the meeting in…

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Wastewater Groundwater Discharge CAC Appointments

Board to interview candidate with an anticipated vote   Please plan to attend the Select Board meeting on June 4th at Town …

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Please re-appoint Bill Keohan to the Community Preservation Committee

Please add your name below to show your supportDear Members of the Select Board,Bill Keohan, Chair of the Community Preservation Committee,…

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Mark your calendars for June 4th @6:00PM

CAC AppointmentsAs you may recall, the Select Board agreed to form a Wastewater Groundwater Discharge Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) at …

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Proposed Plymouth Land Bank

An idea worthy of discussionWe anticipate that a proposal for the Plymouth Land Bank will be presented to Town Meeting in October 2024. The …

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A Tip of the Hat (and support)

Let's give Bil Keohan some credit and acknowledgment for his years of hard work on the Community Preservation Committee (CPC).Few are aware of …

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May 5th Sundays @the Barn

Please Let Us Know if You're ComingPlease click here to let us know if you'll be joining us this Sunday, May 5th 3:30 - 5:00 to hear Planning …

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Wastewater CAC update

Rumor has it the Select Board will be interviewing candidates for the Wastewater Citizens Advisory Committee during their May 14th meeting*. We're …

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Planning a Community's Quality of Life

What is Smart Growth?We often hear elected and appointed officials talk about smart growth as a planning framework for maintaining a …

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Meet the candidates part 2

Join us in May for another round of candidatesPlymouth and Chiltonville are in the crosshairs of growth and change. It's inevitable. We can …

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Sustainable Plymouth May General Meeting

 Monday 5/6 6:30pm-8:00pm - 158 Center Hill Road, PlymouthLearn about Sustainable Plymouth's grassroots efforts to reduce waste and plastic …

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Reminder: Sundays @the Barn

Please let us know if you will be joining us on April 14th, 2024 from 3:30 to 5:15 at the barn (directions here) when we will meet and hear from : …

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Sundays @the Barn - The Candidates & the Master Planning Process

If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you therePlease let us know if you will be joining us on April 14th, 2024 from 3:30 to …

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Open Forum: Protecting our Lands & Waters

Open Space and Our WaterIn 1990, the United States Environmental Protection Agency designated the Plymouth Carver Aquifer as a “sole source” of…

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Sundays @the Barn: Great Turnout

Understanding the MEPA process30+ of us turned out last Sunday for a very informative discussion around the town's desire to reroute 1.75 MGD …

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Great Turnout! Select Board/CAC discussion

Step OneThe Select Board discussed the need, structure, and purpose of a wastewater discharge Citizens Advisory Committee at their meeting last…

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Bring a Chair: Understanding the MEPA Process

We've got 35+ RSVPs for our March 17th and only 19 (or so) chairs. If you'd like to join us next Sunday from 3:45-5:15 when retired EPA Program …

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Select Board - Groundwater Discharge Citizens Advisory Committee

Agenda - Tuesday March 12thGreat Hall located at the 2nd Floor, at Plymouth Town Hall, 26 Court Street, Plymouth MA5:30 PM EXECUTIVE …

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Select Board to discuss Wastewater CAC

March 12th MeetingWe're told the Select Board will be discussing the need for a Wastewater Citizens Action Committee (CAC) at their next …

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A Simmering Problem Below the Surface

Yellow TideA very interesting documentary by Scientific American on the problems Cape Cod is facing with its wastewater, demonstrating the …

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Reminder: Understanding the MEPA Process

Please join us on March 17th 3:45-5:15 when retired EPA Program Analyst, Kathy Castagna, talks about the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act …

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"Build it and they will come"

Wastewater ExpansionPlease reference this link to the town’s website soliciting a Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Request for …

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Wastewater Update

Last @the Barn MeetingBig thanks to everyone who participated in last week's meeting. Lots of good information shared about the town's desire …

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Sundays @the Barn - Plan B

Wastewater treatment updateThe Master Planning presentation has to be postponed due to a conflict. In its place, we will have an open …

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Spread the word re: our email list

Let your neighbors knowWe don't need a crystal ball to see issues on the horizon that will impact Plymouth and Chiltonville; the 1,500 acre …

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The Secretary's [Wastewater] Reply

Late last year the town submitted a permit request with the state to increase the ground water discharge in Camelot Park by 300% and that it need …

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Understanding the MEPA Process

Please join us on March 17th 3:45-5:15 when retired EPA Program Analyst, Kathy Castagna, talks about the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act …

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Please Sign Our Petition

More Public Involvement Needed!The Town of Plymouth has submitted a permit request with the state to ​discharge an additional 1.75 million …

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Don't forget to vote

YES or NO, let your voice be heard.Last October, Town Meeting passed a bylaw that prohibits “nip” sales in Plymouth similar to other towns like…

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Sundays @the Barn - The Master Planning Process

Please let us know if you will be joining us on February 4th, 2024 from 3:45 to 5:15 at the Withy Barn when Plymouth Planning Board member, Steve …

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Plymouth Master Planning Committee

Volunteers wantedThe Committee is initially charged with working in conjunction with the Planning Board to:Select a professional planning …

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Myth: Waste simply biodegrades in the landfill.

Reality: Nothing biodegrades in a landfill because nothing is supposed to.Food waste and yard trimmings make up more than a quarter (28.2 percent) of…
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Wastewater discussion 12/12/23 Select Board

For those who missed the wastewater expansion presentation and discussion at this week's Select Board meeting, you can watch the on-demand replay …

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Conservation Committee candidates wanted

There is a new vacancy on the Conservation Committee and we're encouraging candidates to apply who are committed to fulfilling the environmental …

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Town Govt. follow up

Thanks to Rich Serkey for the town government primer presentation last Sunday. For those who did not get a copy of the handouts he provided, you …

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Reminder: Town Government 101 this weekend

Please let us know if you'll be attending on December 10th at 3:45 - 5:15 when Rich Serkey will present the main features of some of the following …

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Comments re: proposed 300% increase of wastewater discharge

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Please find comments (below) from the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, Inc., the Eel River Watershed Association, the Jones River Watershed …

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Donations Welcome

Our community is growing! So much so that we've outgrown our free membership status with our email provider (Mail Chimp). If you find value in …

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RSVP: Town Government 101

Please let us know if you'll be attending on December 10th at 3:45 - 5:15 when Rich Serkey will present the main features of some of the following …

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Nip Ban Referendum

Last October, Town Meeting passed a bylaw that prohibits "nip" sales in Plymouth similar to other towns like Falmouth, Wareham, Mashpee, Brewster, …

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Wastewater Comment Deadline: 12/1/23

Please submit your comments by December 1For those wishing to submit comments regarding the town's MEPA request to reroute 1.75 Million Gallons…

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300% Increase Waste Water Ground Discharge in Camelot Park

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We reached out to Doug Pinard, Town of Plymouth Sewer Manager, (dpinard@plymouth-ma.gov) and Neal Price, Horsley Witten Group, Inc. Senior …

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Increased Waste Water Discharge in Camelot Park

The town is seeking to reroute 1.75 MGD of waste water currently flowing through the harbor outfall to the waste water facility located in Camelot…

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Decommissioning Pilgrim follow up

Thanks to Mike Fortini for discussing the status of Holtec's decommissioning efforts at November's Sundays @the Barn meeting.The next Nuclear …

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Reminder: today's Sunday @the Barn: Decommissioning Pilgrim

At the Withy Barn 3:45 - 5:15, Mike Fortini will talk about the status of decommissioning the Pilgrim nuclear plan.Mike currently serves on …

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This weekend's Sunday @the Barn: Decommissioning Pilgrim

Please let us know if you're planning to attend this Sunday (11/12) at the Withy Barn 3:45 - 5:15 when Mike Fortini will talk about the status of …

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Next Month's Sunday @the Barn: Decommissioning Pilgrim

Mike Fortini has offered to present to our group at our next Sundays @the Barn gathering on November 12th. Please let us know if you're planning to…

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New Report Exposes Sand Mining Environmental Crisis

Global sand shortage causing furious rush to mine the region’s sand deposits, report identifies regulatory failures, documents air and water …

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Decommissioning Pilgrim

Mike Fortini has offered to present to our group at our next Sundays @the Barn gathering on November 12th. Mike currently serves on the Nuclear …

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Town Government 101

In response to our survey of future topics to cover, and a general interest on how groups like ours can engage and influence public policy …

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Let us know what you think

Great turnout on Sunday. We would like to hear from you on topics and concerns you feel the larger group should discuss. We’ve started a list …

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Andrea Estes Joins the Plymouth Independent

September 27, 2023 – Former Boston Globe investigative reporter Andrea Estes has joined the staff of the Plymouth Independent, a major move that is…

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Community Land & Water Coalition follow up

Great turnout last Sunday. Thanks again to Meg for the presentation and Q&A. For those interested, here is a link to her presentation. The …

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Reminder: Please RSVP for September 24th Sundays @the Barn

Let us know if you're coming, click hereAugust 16, 2022 By CleanDrinkingWaterIn 2015, Emily Clark, writing for the Old Colony …

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The Forges of Chiltonville - Bill Fornaciari

Pilgrim Hall, Wednesday, October 4th. 6:30pm doors open for light refreshments, 7pm lecture begins -Free and open to the public, reservations …

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2.5 times the estimated traffic through Chiltonville

Traffic into Chiltonville

The Planning Board will hold a public hearing in Town Hall at 7:05 P.M. on Wednesday, September 27, to hear Pinehills LLC's presentation of a …

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Please RSVP for September 24th Sundays @the Barn

Let us know if you're coming, click hereAugust 16, 2022 By CleanDrinkingWaterIn 2015, Emily Clark, writing for the Old Colony …

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Town Holding MBTA Communities Law Forums

"Towns that defy new MBTA housing law could face state legal action", Attorney General Andrea Campbell saysFrom Steve Boloton's website, …

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See You In September?

"Here we are saying goodbye at the station"... Hope your summer is going well but as the song goes, "will [we] see you in September or lose you to …

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Holtec Discharge Permit Tentative Determination

From our friends at Sustainable PlymouthThis past April, Holtec applied to the state Department of Environmental Protection for a modified …

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September 24th Sundays @the Barn

Is Plymouth MA the “sand and gravel removal capital of the South Shore” — or the world?August 16, 2022 By CleanDrinkingWaterIn …

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ZBA Alternate Appointment Tonight

Your help is urgently neededThe Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate Seat (one, 3-year term, until June 30, 2026) will be appointed tonight at the…

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An Alternate ZBA Candidate for Consideration

Don Holm has submitted his name for the alternate ZBA position. The Select Board will make appointments on July 25th. Don is a former Precinct 14 …

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Conservation Commission Meeting Redux

This time with feeling...Back by special request, the Old/Sandwich Road gas main June meeting that didn't happen has been rescheduled.…

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Zoning Board of Appeals Seat Open

Summer homework assignment - disintermediation case studyWe hear that the Zoning Board of Appeals alternate position is currently open with …

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June 25th Sundays @the Barn postponed

Looks like Summer holiday vacation season is upon us and as such we're going to postpone Meg Sheehan's presentation to early Fall when we can be …

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15,800' gas main Old/Sandwich Road

PLYMOUTH CONSERVATION COMMISSION 508-747-1620 x10139In accordance with S2475, and pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, this Meeting will be …

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September 24th Sundays @the Barn

We’re meeting at 3:45 Sunday (9/24/23) at the Withy Barn (click on the map below for directions) to hear from Meg Sheehan regarding sand and gravel…

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Support Local Journalism

Join the movement to elevate the power of local journalism!The Plymouth Independent is a new nonprofit digital newspaper designed to provide …

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Follow up - Chiltonville Traffic

Original Pinehills traffic distribution

Sent to the Planning Board via email 6/13/23: I’m following up on my email sent May 11th of this year in regard to the traffic entering and exiting…

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June 25th: Sundays @the Barn

Meeting ReminderPlease plan to join chiltonville.org on Sunday, June 25th at 3:45-5:15 when Meg Sheehan will be talking about sand and gravel …

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Eversource Gas Main Extension

FYI - Eversource Energy has filed a Notice of Intent with the Plymouth Conservation Commission seeking permission to perform work which might: …

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June 25th Sundays @the Barn

Is Plymouth MA the “sand and gravel removal capital of the South Shore” — or the world?August 16, 2022 By CleanDrinkingWaterIn …

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Bump Rock Widened

Local developer gains Plymouth Conservation Conservation wetlands protection approval (NOI 123-07). The board was promised Bump Rock Road was to be…

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2.5 times the traffic!

According to the most recent study, daily traffic entering/exiting the Pinehills property to the north of The Pines Driveway (e.g., …

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Pinehills Traffic Study

Traffic into Chiltonville

5/10/23 Planning Board MeetingThe planning board received a traffic update from Pinehills, LLC and its traffic consultant, Vanasse & …

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April 30th Sundays @the Barn

Sunday @the Barn

Great TurnoutI would guess there were a couple dozen+ attending last Sunday. Sorry to those trying to participate via Zoom, apparently we had …

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April 16th Sundays @the Barn

Next Sundays @the Barn meeting(s)We’re thinking of having two more meeting(s) prior to the May 20th elections to meet candidates and discuss …

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Chiltonville April 2nd Meeting

UPDATE to the Sunday Chiltonville meeting discussionThe next planned meet is Sunday 4/16 at 4:00 PM. Here is the link to the meeting:…

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46 Sandwich Road

Town Meeting UpdateAbsolutely fantastic information provided by Steve Bolotin (recently elected Planning Board member) regarding the …

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46 Sandwich Road FinCom/Town Meeting Update

The Finance Committee met on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 to review the June 21, 2022 Special Town Meeting warrant and discussion Article 1: …

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Be Sure To Vote

Chiltonville Precincts

Saturday, May 20th. Chiltonville encompasses precincts 4, 15, and 18 (see interactive map here).

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46 Sandwich Road Special Permit request to be resubmitted

The proposed condominium development on 46 Sandwich Road (i.e., the former Entergy Training Center) Special Permit* request was “withdrawn without …
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Myth: Waste simply biodegrades in the landfill.

Reality: Nothing biodegrades in a landfill because nothing is supposed to.Food waste and yard trimmings make up more than a quarter (28.2 percent) of…
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Proposed Condominium Development on 46 Sandwich Road

Dear Neighbor:      Do you know of the proposal to build a 64 unit condominium complex, complete with community center and pool, at the old Entergy …
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